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Chances of Rhyme

Chances of Rhyme B R I A N M. Jacob Edmond, A Common Strangeness: Contemporary Poetry, Cross-Cultural Encounter, Comparative Literature. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. xv + 272 pp. $70.00; $26.00 paper. he words transnational and globalization appear frequently within scholarship on contemporary poetry, but so far there have been few sustained attempts to narrate recent developments across more than two language-groups or geographical regions. Academics in the field have generally chosen to challenge the primacy of the nationstate as the horizon for literary historical inquiry by studying poetry that shares a single language or script (for example, Francophone, Lusophone, or Sinophone writing); that originates in one part of the world (Latin America, the Pacific Rim, Central Europe); or that is produced within communities that share strong historical and cultural ties (the Black Atlantic, the British Commonwealth, the South Asian diaspora). Such projects are already daunting in scope. In the present era of pervasive budget cuts, curtailed language instruction, and increased productivity demands, who has the training, time, and resources required to engage in even more broad-based comparative research? At least one person can now be said to fill the bill. Jacob Edmond's A Common Strangeness: Contemporary Poetry, Cross-Cultural Encounter, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Literature University of Wisconsin Press

Chances of Rhyme

Reed, Brian M.
Contemporary Literature , Volume 54 (1) – May 31, 2013
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B R I A N M. Jacob Edmond, A Common Strangeness: Contemporary Poetry, Cross-Cultural Encounter, Comparative Literature. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. xv + 272 pp. $70.00; $26.00 paper. he words transnational and globalization appear frequently within scholarship on contemporary poetry, but so far there have been few sustained attempts to narrate recent developments across more than two language-groups or geographical regions. Academics in the field have generally chosen to challenge the primacy of the nationstate as the horizon for literary historical inquiry by studying poetry that shares a single language or script (for example, Francophone, Lusophone, or Sinophone writing); that originates in one part of the world (Latin America, the Pacific Rim, Central Europe); or that is produced within communities that share strong historical and cultural ties (the Black Atlantic, the British Commonwealth, the South Asian diaspora). Such projects are already daunting in scope. In the present era of pervasive budget cuts, curtailed language instruction, and increased productivity demands, who has the training, time, and resources required to engage in even more broad-based comparative research? At least one person can now be said to fill the bill. Jacob Edmond's A Common Strangeness: Contemporary Poetry, Cross-Cultural Encounter,

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